Back Bima-Sumban xalqları Azerbaijani Сумба (народ) Byelorussian Orang Sumba BEW Sumba (ethnie) French Suku Sumba ID Wong Sumba JV Сумбандар Kazakh Urang Sumba MIN Soembanezen Dutch Sumbajowie Polish
Tau Humba | |
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 Two men dancing with sword and shield, Sumba Island, 1930. | |
| Total population | |
| Approximately 656,000 (2008) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Indonesia (West Sumba Regency & East Sumba Regency, Sumba Island) | |
| Languages | |
| Bima-Sumba languages, Kambera language, Indonesian language | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity: 64% (¾ Protestantism, ¼ Catholicism) (predominantly), Islam: 6%, Marapu religion: 30%[1] | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Hawu people, Melanesians |
The Sumba (or Sumbese) people are an ethnic group inhabiting Sumba Island in Indonesia, which is divided by four regencies, namely the Southwest Sumba Regency, West Sumba Regency, Central Sumba Regency, and the East Sumba Regency. They refer to themselves as Tau Humba.[2] The Sumbese have been able to retain much of their culture despite foreign influences that arrived long ago on the Lesser Sunda Islands.
- ^ "Country + People". Sumba Information. Archived from the original on 2017-11-12. Retrieved 2017-05-10.
- ^ Jill Forshee (2001). Between The Folds: Stories of Cloth, Lives, and Travels from Sumba. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 978-0-8248-2288-0.